http://rehmonnya.org Human Rights Foundation of Monland Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:12:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HURFOM : Battalions in the Thabyay Chaung village area, in Yebyu Township, have been ordered to pay a new set of taxes to Light Infantry Battalions No. 406 and 407, say local sources. On October 2nd, 2008, LIB No. 407 ordered every household in Thabyay Chaung village, Yebyu Township, to make ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/420 HURFOM:The Karen National Union (KNU) is slashing logging restrictions in territory it controls near Three Pagodas Pass, on the Thai-Burma border. The change in timber policy comes before the KNU is expected to retreat in the face of a coming offensive by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). Timber stands in ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/414 HURFOM : Internet café's in Moulmein, the capital of Mon State, are facing increased restrictions say sources in the city. Two weeks ago, cafés were ordered to close no later than 8pm, shortening permitted operation time by three hours. Shop owners have also been threatened for failure to provide authorities ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/410 HURFOM : Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 406 has commandeered at least ninety acres of farmland in Yebyu Towship, Tennasserim Division, say local sources. The battalion’s commander claims the seizures are justified because farmers were not cultivating the land. July and August, farmers contend, saw unusually large amounts of rainfall, which ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/406 HURFOM : Members of Burmese exile groups are facing another round of cyber attacks. An email with the subject line “I need help” is infecting the computers of users who open the message, report sources in Mae Sot, Thailand. “On October 2nd, after I finished my work, I logged into my ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/401 HURFOM : Local residents in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, are being forced to pay the expenses of militia forces recently recruited by the Township Peace and Development Council (TPDC). The new round of "taxation" began after significant numbers of the Township People's Militia Force resigned and replacements had to be ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/396 HURFOM :Three Pagodas Township authorities are forcing villagers to plant Jatropha “physic nut” trees along the seven kilometer road connecting Chaung Zone to Three Pagodas Pass. Residents have to pay authorities for the cost of the trees, and then plant the trees themselves. The order was given on September 28th, ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/390 HURFOM: Light Infantry Battalion No. 299 is forcing villagers in Komile village, southern part of Ye Twon ship, are being forced to work as unpaid laborers clearing brush on the battalion's rubber plantations, barracks and roads. About thirty people are being forced to cut brush, each working four days a month sharing ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/372 HURFOM, Mudon Township, September 30th, 2008 Residents of Mudon Tonwship report that they have been required to pay multiple rounds of exorbitant fees for electricity, but are still without power. On August 20th, the Mon State Electric Power Corporation (EPC) demanded seven million kyat from villages in Mudon Township for the costs ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/368 HURFOM : Mudon Township authorities have ordered farmers to grow summer rice crops, in spite of the season's unsuitability to rice cultivation. The order, given in a September 25th meeting between township authorities and village headmen, applies to Mudon Township's twelve village tracts, each home to at least twenty-six villages. ... http://rehmonnya.org/archives/366